nisserver(1M)

NAME

nisserver − set up NIS+ servers.

SYNOPSIS

/usr/lib/nis/nisserver -r [-x] [-f] [ -v][-Y] [-d <NIS+_domain>]

[-g < NIS+_groupname>] [-l <network_passwd>]

/usr/lib/nis/nisserver -M [-x] [-f] [ -v] [-Y] -d <NIS+_domain>

[-g <NIS+_groupname>] [-h <NIS+_server_host>]

/usr/lib/nis/nisserver -R [-x] [-f] [ -v] [-Y] [-d <NIS+_domain>]

[-h <NIS+_server_host>]

DESCRIPTION

The nisserver shell script can be used to set up a root master, non-root master, and replica NIS+ servers with level 2 security (DES).

When setting up a new domain, this script creates the NIS+ directories (including groups_dir and org_dir) and system table objects for the domain specified. It does not populate the tables. You will need to use nispopulate(1M) to populate the tables.

Use the first synopsis (−r) to set up a root master server. You must be logged in as super-user on the server machine.

Use the second synopsis (−M) to set up a non-root master server for the specified domain. You must be logged in as an NIS+ principal on a NIS+ machine and have write permission to the parent directory of the domain that you are setting up. The new non-root master server machine must already be an NIS+ client (see nisclient(1M)) and have the rpc.nisd daemon running (see rpc.nisd(1M)).

Use the third synopsis (−R) to set up a replica server for both root and non-root domains. You must be logged in as an NIS+ principal on an NIS+ machine and have write permission to the parent directory of the domain that you are replicating. The new non-root replica server machine must already be an NIS+ client (see nisclient(1M)) and have the rpc.nisd daemon running (see rpc.nisd(1M)).

OPTIONS

−d <NIS+_domain> specifies the name for the NIS+ domain. The default is your local domain.

−f forces the NIS+ server setup without prompting for confirmation.

−g <NIS+_groupname>
specifies the NIS+ group name for the new domain. This option is not valid with −R option. The default group is admin.<domain>.

−h <NIS+_server_host>
specifies the hostname for the NIS+ server. It must be a valid host in the local domain. Use a fully qualified hostname (for example, hostx.xyz.sun.com.) to specify a host outside of your local domain. This option is ONLY used for setting up non-root master or replica servers. The default for non-root master server setup is to use the same list of servers as the parent domain. The default for replica server setup is the local hostname.

−l <network_password>
specifies the network password with which to create the credentials for the root master server. This option is ONLY used for master root server setup (−r option). If this option is not specified, the script will prompt you for the login password.

−M sets up the specified host as a master server. Make sure that rpc.nisd(1M) is running on the new master server before this command is executed.

−R sets up the specified host as a replica server. Make sure that rpc.nisd(1M) is running on the new replica server.

−r sets up the server as a root master server. Use the -R option to set up a root replica server.

−v runs the script in verbose mode.

−x turns the "echo" mode on. The script just prints the commands that it would have executed. Note that the commands are not actually executed. The default is off.

−Y sets up an NIS+ server with NIS-compatibility mode. The default is to set up the server without NIS-compatibility mode.

EXAMPLES

To set up a root master server for domain sun.com. :

root_server# /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -r -d sun.com.

For the following examples make sure that the new servers are NIS+ clients and rpc.nisd is running on these hosts before executing nisserver.

To set up a replica server for domain sun.com. on host sunreplica :

root_server# /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -R -d sun.com. -h sunrep

To set up a non-root master server for domain xyz.sun.com. on host sunxyz with the NIS+ groupname as admin-mgr.xyz.sun.com. :

root_server# /usr/lib/nis/nisserver -M -d xyz.sun.com. -h sunxyz \

−g admin-mgr.xyz.sun.com.

To set up a non-root replica server for domain xyz.sun.com. on host sunabc: